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ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel vs. S30530 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CH20 steel and S30530 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel and the bottom bar is S30530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
17 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.7 to 66
58.4 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
8.5 to 11.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030